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Oct. 16 1923.

J. w. GORMAN SIDE BUMPER FOR VEHICLES Filed May 23 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 16 1923.

.1. w. GORMAN SIDE BUMPER FOR VEHICLES Filed May 23 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i I FI:

Patented Oct. 16, 1923.

UNITED STA'EHS JOHN EV. GOBMA 'I, OF EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

SIDE BUMPER- Application filed May To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. GORMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Side Bumpers for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bumpers or fenders, for protecting the rear-mud-guards and wheels of auto vehicles and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide resilient bumpers of the class, which are mounted outside of the rear wheels, the said bumpers being disposed lengthwise of the vehicle, and being arranged to absorb all shocks due to side collisions or side-wipin". which may result from skidding of the vehicle t wards other vehicles, pedestrians, or stationary objects. And a further object is to provide novel. simple and strong means for mounting the bumpers, and for shielding the rear parts of the vehicle above the bumpers.

I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detailed description which follows, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings. in which-- Figure 1 is a side view of an automobile, to which my impro ement is applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation and partial section; showing the means for mounting the bumpers. Fig. 3 is a view of the semi-circular wheel guard. Fig. at is a view showing the arch that supports the bumper and guard. 5 is a transverse vertical section, taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 2. Fig. (3 is a vertical section. taken on line 3 of Fig. Fig. '7 is an clevational view of one of the cushion-spring sockets. And Fig. 8 is view of one of the socket members carried by the bumper.

In the draw ng. 2 represents generally an automobile, and 3 is one of the rear wheels;

The bumper 6 is preferably slightly IGR VEHICLES.

Serial No. 640,896.

longer than the horizontal span of the curved mud-guard at. as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. and its opposite ends are oreferably curved inwardly. as shown at 6, for effect ing a glancing blow when the bumper impin against another vehicle or object. The bumper (S issupported near its opposite ends by means of similar hollow cylindrical socket members 7 and 7, which are preferably positioncd forwardlyand rearwardly of the wheel 8. The socket members 7 are preferably rigid to the inner face of the bumper body and telescope the socket members 7. the latter preferably housing cushion springs S. which are engaged by the inner ends of the members 7, for affording suit able resil ency when the bumpers strike solid or heavy objects (see Fig. 6). The members 7 are preferably formed with concentric cores 7. around which the springs 8 are coiled, and which telescope the hollow portions of the members 7, thereby steadying and strengtheningthe socket connections. The inner ends of the members 7 are preferably threaded and are fitted with threaded mllars 7 which prevent their accidental detachment from the socket members 7, when the parts are in the operative position shown in F G. The bumper 6 is normally held in the extended position, shown by'the full lines in Figs. 5 and 6 b Y the springs 8. The 3 L bumper and the socket members 7-7 are partially supported by sii ila-r L-shaped b tickets or hangers 9, whose top ends are rigidly secured to the chassis 5, by bolts 5; while their lower ends 9 support, and are detachably secured, by bolts 9*, to horizontal arms 9. which extend past the front and rear margins of the wheel 3. The arms 9 are spaced to clear the wheel 3, and their outer ends are bored out to receive the socket members 7. as best seen in Figs. 5 and 6; the said ends being provided with flanges 9". hich are secured to a steel arch 12, by bolts 9. The arch 1. is disposed concentrically to the wheel 3, and is supported by the brackets l. andalso by the outer depending margin of the rear mud-guard 4:, as shown in Fig. 5. The arch 12 is preferably disposed in a. vertical plane beyond and parallel to the outer face of the wheel 3. The socket members 7 e tend beyond the flange-ends of the arms 9, and their outer ends are bolted to and are braced by a horizontal guard-bar l3, which extends across the outer face of the wheel 3 and parallel to the bumper 6,

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